Please waive to the system that you have been unmuted. Do we have any comments for this item . There are no callers in the queue. Chair ronen okay. Thank you very much so much. Then if i could make a motion to send this item forward with positive recommendation. Can we please take a roll call vote on that motion . [roll call vote] the motion passes without objection. Chair ronen thank you so much. Any other items on the agenda . Clerk that completes the agenda for today. Chair ronen thank you. Have a good day everyone. See you soon. Welcome to the San Francisco Planning Commission remote hearing for september 24, 2020. February 25, the mayor de claurd a local state of emergency for covid19 and being youd emergency orders making it possible to hold hearings remotely. By april 3, 2020 the Planning Commission received authorization to reconvene remotely through the shelter in place. This is our 23rd remote hearing. It requires everyones attention and your patience. If you are not speaking
Welcome to the San Francisco Planning Commission remote hearing for september 24, 2020. February 25, the mayor de claurd a local state of emergency for covid19 and being youd emergency orders making it possible to hold hearings remotely. By april 3, 2020 the Planning Commission received authorization to reconvene remotely through the shelter in place. This is our 23rd remote hearing. It requires everyones attention and your patience. If you are not speaking, please mute your microphone and turn off your video camera. To enable public sf gov tv is streaming live. Public comment is available by calling 14156550001 entering access code 146 152 9199 when you are committed or want to submit Public Health Public Comment. When your allotted time has reached ill indicate and take the next person to speak. Best practice to call from a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly and mute the volume on our television or computer. Before i take roll, commissioners, im sad to announce the passing of o
Statements, i want to acknowledge the loss over the weekend of congressman john lewis, a civil rights icon who changed history at great personal sacrifice. In 2015 i was honored to be among those who joined him in selma to commemorate the Fiftieth Anniversary of the blood sunday march which he led. I send my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. Todays hearing comes at a time when our nation is experiencing the confluence of a health crisis, economic depression and a series of killing is that laid bare the Racial Injustice that still paints the country. Our focus is on covid19s disproportionate impact on black and latino seniors. As well as seniors from other racial and ethnic minority communities, black and latino residents are infected with a virus, nearly twice as likely to die from covid19. The state of maine has the worst Racial Disparity in covid19 cases in the country, also comprise less then 2 of maines population, they account for approximately 23 of all cases, lik
Today address as number of important issues related to ovid19 testing. One issue we examined in this work, i hope we talk about today, is how we can make sure that we are best prepared for potential overlap of covid19 and influenza cases in the fall. Im looking forward to the conversation we are going to have today. I greatly appreciate all three of our witnesses and governors for taking time from their extremely busy schedules to be here. Made a lot of improvement over the last few months, our work is not done and as we continue to work on drafting more legislation responding to covid19 pandemic, it is especially important to hear state perspectives. I thank you. Yield back. Ms. Degette i thank the gentleman for yielding back. I would advise members in case you are unaware of this, there is a window on your screen that says one, two, three clock. This will count down from five minutes for each other statements or questioning. And then it will start going over. If thats not working for
Ms. Senhaux chair any more Public Comment . Zack . Okay. Id like to request just one extra minute to speak slower for the sign language interpreters. Ms. Senhaux chair unless its disability related you can deny that request, thank you. Ms. Senhaux chair im not denying it, im explaining it. Its a request and youre denying it. Ill continue to give my Public Comment. Bruces comment hit the nail on the head. Housing is the dark cloud that face the Disability Community that we dont want to talk about, but we need to talk about. To be severe disabled. If youre disabled in california to the point you cant work, the maximum amount of money is around 600. Thats everything. If emily shore can show me any place that is available for rent under 950, ill be happy to give all the money in my wallet and the shirt on my back, because ive been looking for a long time. Especially a place that is wheelchair accessible. Thats a pipe dream as it is. Thats if its the whole amount, you know, let alone clothe